10 h. ago Witness describes alleged contract killing in graphic detail at B.C. trial

On Wednesday, Crown prosecutor Joe Bellows had the witness, the accused's alleged accomplice, take the jury through the killing in chilling detail. 

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58 h. ago Alleged accomplice in B.C. contract killing ‘froze’ and didn’t shoot, trial hears

The witness, whose identity is covered by a publication ban and has been referred to as "Person X," told the court he watched Brandon Teixeira kill Nicolas Khabra.

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60 h. ago Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. The billionaire entrepreneur, who is advising President Donald Trump, suggested that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed to […]

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6 d. ago Trudeau says call with Trump was ’colourful’ and he wants tariffs lifted entirely

OTTAWA — One day after he had what he describes as a “colourful call” with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to insist the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canada must be dropped. Speaking at an unrelated announcement in Ottawa, Trudeau says Canada will stand firm as long as the “unjustified” tariffs remain […]

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9 d. ago B.C. contract killing murder trial hears about alleged accomplice

In court on Monday, an RCMP officer told the jury 'Person X' signed a contract in 2018 — a year after Nicolas Khabra's killing — to flip and become an informant for the police.

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9 d. ago Stephen Harper says Carney is taking credit for ‘things he had little or nothing to do with’

Harper said he has been listening with 'disbelief' as Carney describes his role in the 2008 financial crisis

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Burning questions as Alberta legislature set to resume

How large will the deficit be in Budget 2025, which will be brought down this Thursday by Finance Minister Nate Horner? When will we see an independent, third-party inquiry into the AHS contract allegations? And where is NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi?

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2 w. ago GoFundMe aims to support family of man who died after trying to defuse brawl outside Calgary restaurant

A GoFundMe set up to help Adonai Tekle's family with funeral costs described him as a son, brother, friend to many and a young husband who was waiting for his bride to join him from Uganda

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2 w. ago French authorities detained 4 people after a stabbing linked to Islamic extremism

Those detained include the suspected assailant, a 37-year-old Algerian man identified by prosecutors as Brahim A, described as an Islamic extremist with a schizophrenic profile.

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2 w. ago French authorities detain 4 after stabbing linked to Islamic extremism

Those detained include the suspected assailant, a 37-year-old Algerian man identified by prosecutors as Brahim A, described as an Islamic extremist with a schizophrenic profile.

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3 w. ago Premier Danielle Smith to give update on Alberta government response to health contract allegations

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is also set to appear at the news conference in Calgary.

Politics

3 w. ago N.S. move to allow firing of auditor without cause should be seen as threat: watchdog

A move by government to give itself the power to fire the auditor general without cause is being described by a democracy watchdog as a threat to her office’s independence.

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3 w. ago Child witness describes 'bad stuff' made at alleged luxury home drug lab

It was a dark-coloured sticky substance that was illegal. “I didn’t know the name of the stuff he was making,” the young school-age child testified at a drug-lab trial. “I knew it was the weed and the syrup and the gummies and the cigars made out of weed.” It was remarkable testimony from a school-age […]

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